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December 29, 2011

Cinder: More Then A Retelling by Marissa Meyer (Guest Post)

I am very pleased to welcome, Marissa Meyer to The Non Reluctant Reader, Marissa is the author of the fabulous debut novel, Cinder!

Here's a little bit about Cinder:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

And here's a little bit about Marissa:

I live in Tacoma, Washington, with my fiancé and our two cats. In addition to my slight obsession with books and writing, I'm big on road-tripping, wine-tasting, and hunting for antiques. I'm represented by Jill Grinberg.

CINDER, my debut novel, is a futuristic re-envisioning of Cinderella in which Cinder is a cyborg mechanic. Release date: 3 Jan 2012.

CINDER VS CINDERELLA: THE DIFFERENCES

Cinder:
More Than a Retelling

By
Marissa Meyer

When
Benji asked if I could write a guest blog post for The Non-Reluctant
Reader talking about the main difference between the fairy tale
“Cinderella” and my debut novel, Cinder,
it was easy to jump to the obvious: Cinder
is set in the far-future. A world in which hover cars and androids
are the norm, and Earth has been conglomerated down into six peaceful
nations, and people conduct business by scanning the identity chips
in their wrists.

And
it is a big difference, this futuristic world, as compared to one
with magic and fairy godmothers and a pumpkin carriage—although
those iconic things are still represented in the book.

But
I don’t think setting Cinderella hundreds of years in the future
makes for the biggest
difference
between the classic tale and my novel. Rather, I think the biggest
difference is its scope.

In
the tale you have a beginning, a middle, and an end. A Happily Ever
After, even.

But
Cinder
is the first in a four-book series, so while there is a beginning and
a middle and an end, it is not the ending that readers will be used
to from the beloved tale, and there is very little Happily Ever
After-ing. The book is also filled with hints for what’s to come
next—new evils and dangers and risks our heroine must take, new
mysteries to uncover, new battles to fight and companions to side
with. Attentive readers will catch allusions to the three tales that
will make up the rest of The Lunar Chronicles dropped down in the
middle of this Cinderella retellings—Little Red Riding Hood (Book
Two: Scarlet),
Rapunzel (Book Three: Cress),
and Snow White (Book Four: Winter).

So
yes, changing the settings and filling it with technology and an
otherworldly villain do make Cinder
a
very different story from the fairy tale we grew up with.

But
those things pale in comparison to the overall plan, which began with
four familiar tales and has since developed into a story of its own.

And
this
fairy tale has only just begun.

Marissa
Meyer’s first novel, CINDER: Book One of The Lunar Chronicles, can
be ordered at bn.com, Amazon, or your local bookstore. Follow Marissa
on Twitter (@marissa_meyer) or become a fan at
http://www.facebook.com/marissameyerauthor.

Been thinking about this book. I just recieved it from the publisher for review. Did you do a review on this book?chaarmedone1512(at)aol(dot)comStop by and say hi sometimehttp://readforyourfuture.blogspot.com/

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